Keep your BizPrint Public Key and Secret Key safe

This page explains where BizPrint shows your keys and how to keep them safe. It is for everyone who sets up or manages BizPrint, including the developers and agencies who connect a store or app for a merchant.

What the keys are

Every station and every application has its own Public Key and Secret Key:

The Public Key says which station or application is connecting.
The Secret Key proves that the connection really comes from you.

Anyone who has both keys of a station or application can connect as it. Station keys let a computer or device receive your print jobs. Application keys let a store or app send print jobs to your printers. So treat every Secret Key like a password.

Where your keys are shown

Your keys are shown in several places. Each one is described in this section.

A station’s keys in the BizPrint dashboard

Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard.
Click Stations in the menu.
Click the station in the My Stations list. The page shows its Public Key and Secret Key, each with a copy button.

An application’s keys in the BizPrint dashboard

Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard.
Click Applications in the menu.
Click the application. On a phone, tap the tick or cross icon in its row instead, because tapping elsewhere in the row does not open it. The page shows its Public Key and Secret Key, each with a copy button.

In the BizPrint apps and the WooCommerce plugin

The BizPrint desktop app. When the app is connected, click Show Keys on its home screen. It shows the station’s Public Key and Secret Key.
The BizPrint Android app. The app’s Server and keys screen, in the app’s menu, has Public key and Secret key fields. It hides the secret key unless you tap Show secret key.

To see an application’s keys in the BizPrint plugin for WooCommerce:

Go to WooCommerce > Print Manager in WordPress.
Click the Application tab. The application’s keys are under Application API Keys. The Secret Key field hides what you type.

The dashboard and the desktop app show the Secret Key in full, not hidden. Open these screens only when nobody else can see your screen, and close them when you are done.

Keep your Secret Keys private

Copy keys straight from the dashboard. Use the copy button and paste the key directly into the app, the plugin, or your own settings.
Never send a Secret Key by email, chat, or text message, and never post it in a support message, forum, or shared document.
Never share a screenshot that shows a key. Hide or blur the keys first. This includes the station page and the application page in the dashboard, and the Show Keys screen in the desktop app.
Never share your BizSwoop account login. It opens your dashboard, where every key is shown.
Use each key only where it belongs. A station’s keys go only into the BizPrint app on that station. An application’s keys go only into the store or app that sends print jobs.

For developers: keep the Secret Key on the server

If you connect your own app or website with the BizPrint Print API, the application’s Secret Key must stay on your server:

Never put it in a web page, browser code, or a mobile app, where anyone can read it.
Never commit it to a code repository. Keep it in your server’s private settings.
Send print requests from your server, and sign them there. See Sign BizPrint Print API requests.

In examples, use placeholders such as YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY and YOUR_SECRET_KEY, never real keys.

If a key may have been shared

If you think a Secret Key has been shared with someone who should not have it, contact BizPrint support at https://getbizprint.com/support/. Do not post the key in your message.

If it is a station’s key, replace the station. See Replace a BizPrint station whose keys may have been exposed.

Need help? Contact BizPrint support at https://getbizprint.com/support/.